Opinion
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Year After TARP: $700 Billion Down the Drain
Opinion -TARP, the Troubled Asset Relief Program, is a year old now. On Sept. -
State Sales, Income Tax Revenues Keep Falling
Opinion -States suffered from falling tax revenues again in the third quarter, compared to the previous year, according to preliminary data in the latest state revenue "flash" report from the Rockefeller Institute. -
Government Pension Plunder in California
Opinion -The economy is struggling, the unemployment rate is high, and many Americans are struggling to pay the bills, but one class of Americans is doing quite well: Government workers. -
Critical Failures in Multinational Systemic Regulation Identified
Opinion -A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee member is considering having the United States coordinate systemic risk regulation with the European Union, but experts say the effort may be too cumbersome to be effective. -
State Officials Assail Snacks, Beer for N. Carolina’s Hired Lawyers
Opinion -Beer and snacks were on the agenda at a meeting of the North Carolina Council of State—and they had one executive-branch officer fuming. -
Feds Don’t Believe Stimulus Spending Will Create Jobs
Opinion -The idea behind the $787 billion stimulus bill is that government can create jobs by spending money. For now, let’s ignore fact, history, and economic theory and assume government spending can actually create jobs. -
Eminent Domain Ruling Paves Way for NY Land Seizures
Opinion -In a 6-1 ruling the New York Court of Appeals has determined New York State may invoke eminent domain and seize nearly any private property for economic development projects. -
Report: Utah Tobacco Tax Hike Expected to Fall Hardest on Poor
Opinion -A bill by anti-smoking politicians in Utah to raise cigarette taxes by 30 cents is projected to raise tens of millions of dollars—primarily from Utah's poorest residents, according to a new study. -
DC Vouchers Face Renewal Battle
Opinion -Education reform and school choice advocates nationwide are already mourning the likely loss of the groundbreaking DC Opportunity Scholarship voucher program.The U.S. -
Consumer Power Report #206
Opinion -If you are in San Diego or know people who are, The Heartland Institute is holding a Health Care Roundtable on December 15 at the Marina Village Conference Center from 9:00 am to noon. -
2009 December InfoTech & Telecom News (full text PDF)
Opinion -The December issue of InfoTech & Telecom News reports members of Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, are expressing growing concern about plans by the Federal Communications Commission to impose network neutrality regulations. -
Silverdome Brings Just $583K as Another Michigan City Eyes New Stadium
Opinion -Just five days after news broke that the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners is considering imposing a hotel and restaurant tax to finance construction of a 6,800-seat sports arena at an estimated cost of $81. -
Media Advisory: Response to Amendments on Biologics
Opinion -Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is said to be interested in offering an amendment to the Senate health reform bill that would deny highly profitable biologic drugs a full 12-year period without competition from biosimilars. -
Teacher Turnover Rate May Not Reflect True State of Job Market
Opinion -North Carolina’s latest Teacher Turnover Report revealed 12.72 percent of teachers statewide left their classrooms between March 2008 and March 2009.That figure is down from 13. -
Bailout Money Is Being Used to Undercut Competitors, They Charge
Opinion -More than a year after American International Group Inc. -
Bank Overdraft Fees Come Under Fire
Opinion -If you’ve ever taken money out of the ATM and found out later it overdrew your account and set you back an extra $25 or $30, you’re not alone. -
High Taxes, Public Employee Unions Crushing Michigan’s Economy
Opinion -Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) is facing a state increasingly on the edge of a budgetary and employment abyss.The state last year had to deal with a budget shortfall of $550 million, and this year has to grapple with a deficit in excess of $2. -
Heartland Institute’s Florida Director Commends Bennett-Proctor Bill
Opinion -TALLAHASSEE, FL-The director of The Heartland Institute's Florida Insurance Project today offered cautious praise for the insurance reform bill proffered by Sen. Mike Bennett (R-Bradenton) and Rep. Bill Proctor (R-St. Augustine). -
DC Vouchers Face Renewal Battle
Opinion -While DC parents and children wait to find out whether the District of Columbia’s popular school voucher program will be renewed, the necessary legislation is awaiting action among a muddy and controversial stack of bills slated to make their way -
Media Advisory: EPA Claims Carbon Dioxide Threatens Human Health
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today formally determined that human emissions of carbon dioxide pose a threat to human health and the environment. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-22
Opinion -An 81-year-old New York man claims a Queens bar’s “pet-friendly” environment is to blame for the loss of his sex life with his wife.The man is suing the bar, alleging it allowed a dog there. -
Heartland Institute Analyst Weighs In on Comcast-NBC/Universal Deal
Opinion -James G. Lakely, co-director of the Chicago-based Heartland Institute's Center on the Digital Economy and managing editor of InfoTech & Telecom News, offered the following comments on the Comcast-NBC/Universal deal announced on Thursday, December 3, 2009. -
Commercial Flights Wi-Fi Provider Seeks Stimulus Funds
Opinion -Some $4.7 billion in federal broadband stimulus funds is attracting applications from companies all over the country--and even above it. -
Interview: Government Is Holding Back Telecom Innovation
Opinion -Larry Downes, a fellow with the Stanford Law School Center for Internet & Society, is the author of The Laws of Disruption: Harnessing the New Forces That Govern Business and Life in the Digital Age (Basic Books 2009).
